Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Carl Sagan
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There are 19 pages on this website covering various aspects of Astronomy, to view them all you can go to the Site Map below
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Astronomy Ireland
This is without doubt the most popular Astronomy club in Ireland. Their onward goal of popularising Astronomy has been a great success. Become a member and join the fun.The Kerry Astronomy Club is just one of the growing number of smaller astronomy clubs spouting up all voer Ireland.
Mythical Ireland is a fantastic webiste chock-a-block full of many interesting things from Ancient Sites , Myths & Legends, Art etc etc etc. An absolute great browse.
The NASA website brings you images, videos and interactive features from the unique perspective of America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, great downloads, super-dooper interactive pages etc. etc
The Sky at Night
Sir Patrick Moore first presented this program in April 1957, and it became the longest running television program in the world, well loved by professional, amateur and arm-chair astronomers alike. The fact that the site is no longer been updated by the BBC doesn't make any difference as far as I can see. The wealth of information on past occurrences in Astronomy makes the site well worth visiting, for research purposes as well as nostalgia.CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research known as CERN is the world's largest particle physics laboratory. The organization has twenty European member states, and is currently the workplace of approximately 2,600 full-time employees, as well as some 7,931 scientists and engineers (representing 580 universities and research facilities and 80 nationalities).
Established in 1954 it is situated in the northwest suburbs of Geneva on the Franco–Swiss border. As an international facility, the CERN sites are officially under neither Swiss nor French jurisdiction. Member state's contributions to CERN for the year 2008 totalled approximately €664 million. The total cost of the site must be mindbending . The web-site is great though.
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Hubble Wallpaper
The Hubble Movie Theater is also a site well worth visiting showing colourful short films on well known Astronomical objects. I find Google's Virtual Telescope excellent despite claims that it has been usurped by New York City's Hayden Planetarium are giving away the latest version of the 3-D atlas of the Universe.
Remote imaging is the ideal way to get a hold of those amazing cosmic images that are beyond the scope of most astronomers.The Bedford Robotic Telescope is maintained by the University of Bradford and is the perfect begining if you are thinking of having a go at the remote imaging. It is free to use but donations are accepted. More Great Downloads and Links will be added in the future. If you know of any that are truely genuine (as the above) please share it with the rest of us.
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Hubble
All the Hubble news and pictures, from the latest discoveries to the earlier observations. Browsing the archives is a real treat.
The interactive telescope just can't be faulted. You could spend hours looking at the show that goes on above our heads without ever getting bored. The kids section is excellent too, as are the informative video's. All in all an excellent site for anyone interested in astronomy.
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The Irish Astronomical Society is very active and has a lot of events going on. Didn't know there was such a thing as sidewalk astronomers untill I checked out this site. The Dublin Sidewalk Astronomers were founded about 1989. It is the name given to a group of members who regularly bring their telescopes literally to the streets to show the public the wonders of the heavens. It is free of charge. The usual venue is at Sandymount, Dublin 4, but occasionally they are held at other venues. How cool is that!
Armagh Observatory
is a modern astronomical research institute with a rich heritage, based in Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1790 by Richard Robinson, Archbishop of Armagh. Its Planetarium reopened in the summer of 2006 following a major refurbishment programme and is well worth a visit .
Nasa Kids Club
This is a brillient site for kids with a fledging interest in astronomy and all hosted free by NASA. The interactive games are informative as well as fun.
European Space Agency
(ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability. the site includes a great interactive kids site as well.
Cassini
Cassini completed its initial four-year mission to explore the Saturn System in June 2008.
The mission has been extended to September 2010. The web-sites virtual tour around Saturn in 3D is well worth watching.
Who could forget this incredable infrared picture of Saturn's newest ring only recently discovered. Just when they thought Cassini had discovered all it could about Saturn, it came up with this. Isn't Astronomy amazing!!!